Improvement in type-distributing machines



5Sheets-SheetL W W. A. LORENZ. TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

No.174,915. Patented March 21,1876.

N PETERS, FMOTO-LITHUGRAPHEFL WASHINGTON. D C,

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W. A. LORENZ.

TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE. No.174,915.

' Patented March 21,1876.

N-PETERS, PHOTO-,LITHDGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D C.

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TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

NO. 17 L915. Patented March 21,1876.

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TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

No.-174,915 Patented March 21,1876.

",PETEIIS, PHOTOJJYHOGRAPNER, WASNXNGTQN. D. C.-

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TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE. No. 174,915. Patented March 21,1876.

menu I N.0EIERS. PHOTO-UTHOGRAPHER, wAsmNemn. D16

UNITE STATES WILLIAM A. LORENZ, or NEW YORK,

PA ENT QFFIGE.

ASSIGNOR TO SAMUEL W. GREEN, OF

BROOKLYN, ANI) SAID GREEN ASSIGNOR TO EDWARD N. DIOKERSON, OF NEW YORK,N. Y., TRUSTEE FOR HENRY A. BURR.

lMPROVE MENT IN TYPE-DISTRIBUTING MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 174,9l5, dated March21, 1876; application filed August 9, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. LORENZ, of thecity, county, and State of New York,

have invented crrtain new and useful Improvements in Type-DistributingMachines, of which the following is a specification:

These improvements chiefly relate to a typedistributing machine inventedby OharlesW. Dickinson, for which applications were filed August 8,1872, and July 22, 1875, and are modifications of the details of thatmachine.

In the accompanying drawings, which exhibit details, the entire machineinvented by .Dickinson is not shown, but only those parts which I haveimproved.

Figure 1' represents a front view of the hori-' zontal galley with itsadjustable side; also, a front view of the page-follower: also, a front.view of the vertical line-elevating motion;

also, a front view of the line-follower motion. Fig. 2 represents a topview of the galley with its adjustable side; also, a top view of thepage-follower. Fig. 3 represents a side view of the type-driver forfeeding the type to the carriers, and the adjustable lever mechanism foroperating it, and its adjustablenose-piece;

also, a side view of the adjustable cut-off spring also, a side view ofthe feed-cap. Fig. 4. represents a top view of the type-driver,

also, a top view of the adj ustable cut-off sprin g, also, a top view ofthe line-follower and the adjustable friction for controlling itspressure;

also, a top view ofthe nose-piece and thefeed corner-piece; also, a topView of the lineopening finger and its controlling mechanism.

Fig. 5 represents side and top view of my im-.

proved type-carrier and clutch. Fig. 6 represents a side and top view ofmy improved typecarrier, clutch, and spring. Fig. 7 represents a sideand top view of the carrier-clutch. Fig. 8

represents a side and top view of my improved ejector. Figs. 9, 10,11,and 12 represent top" views of the clutch-opening motion.. Fig. 13represents aside view of the apparatus for transferring the carriersfrom one row to the other. Fig. 14 represents a side view of thefeeler-motion and its adjustable can]. represents a top view of atype-case with slugs therein; and Fig. 16 represents a top Fig. 15

view of the line-elevator cam and the line-follower cam. p p A, Figs. 1and 2, represents the horizontal galley of the distributer, upon whichthe type A stands vertically, and B represents a side rail movable inthe galley A, and adjustable to the width of the column of type A Thisside rail B has one or more arms, B attached to it, which arms extendthrough the galley side and can be clamped by set-screws B at anyposition'of adjustment, and thus securely hold the type to position. (Jrepresents a pagefollower, sliding freely on a rod, 0 which shovesforward the column or page of type A, by means of a weight, 0 secured toit by a cord, 0 running over a pulley, 0 when the forward line of type AFig. 2, has been elevated, as at A, Fig. 1.

When the page of type A under distribution has been shoved forward farenough to clear the rear part of the galley, a newpage of type may beplaced thereon, as at A, Fig.

2; and in the interval of time, w.h i le1a line of ered behind the newpage A, which it willthen shove forward, add to the column A amlfeed theunited pages forward, as before described,

without stopping the machine.

tically-moving plate arranged to elevate the line of type A from the endof the page of type A The distance that this plate travels vertically isat least the height ofa type, and its motion is efl'ected'by means of acalm-() through a supporting-rod,Oflhaving an arm, 0 which carries atone end a friction-roller, U, which rolls upon the surface of the'cam.This cam 0 comes into operation and revolves once by means of anautomatically-tripped clutch mechanism,as in the machine of Dickinson,and its periphery from the point 10 to the point 30 raises the plate andwith it the line of type, and when the cam stops the roller C rests uponthe high part of the cam, as in Fig. 1, and the plate remains stationaryand supports the line of type until it is distributed; When the cambegins its movement, the plate U represents theline-elevator, which isav'eris carried down positively by a groove, 0 in the cam, in which theroller 0 travels. This cain U" is shown in section in- Fig. 16, which istaken at the line a b of Fig. 1. The roller O is forced down the groove0 both by the weight of the elevator, to which it is attached, and bythe direction of the groove. This movement of it may be assisted by aweight, 15, if desired. 1

A cam, C controls the movement of the of type fails to rise' froni thegalley and ;the

follower, returns unobstructed. This cam 0' is shown in sectionin Fig.16, in which its relative position to C" is alsoenhihited. p Thetype-driver D is reciprocatedby abellcrank, D pivoted on a stud,-D, andactuated by a cam, D, on the main shaftlD", which hell- 4 crank is heldin contact'with the cam .by a" spring, D. Thedrawing, Fig. 3, representsthe bell-crank D as having driven inthe type-driver D toward thetype-carrier H, :and

deposited atyp'e, X,"therein. ln-doing this a (roller, D", attached toone arm," 20,01 the bellcrank D, is represented'as wedged in between thetwo jawsD and Df,'ofwhicliD is inclined. On the returnstrokeofthebell-crank 'D in the direction ofthejarrow Df its arm 20 carries thetyperdrive'r D in the direction of the arrow D; In so doing} the roller-D" j sinks below. the position shown" in thedraw- "in'g, moving in the'arcfof a circle shown-by fthe'dotted ,line 22. As a consequencfiit-nolonger; is wedged between the,jaws,.as shown in the drawing, and maybemoved forward Yawa-y from the jaw D without, at the same time, touchingthe other. Two eflfects-areproduced by this arrangement, one ofwhich is,

that when the slide is. carried" backward in I the direction of thearrow Dfijand has com pressed the spring F, as will be hereafterdescribed, the roller, in returning toward the position shown in thedrawing, does 'notl atfl first carry the slidealonglwith ,it,-but,lleavesl the's'pring F to'act whenever the. type-in theline has beenpushed out far enoughto pass the" corn'er 1 Fig. 4; and theotherflisfthati as the type-driver. D, Fig. 3, iscarried forward by theaction of the roller upon the inclined jaw D", the slide is arrestedinlits the finger G which fingerswings on its pivot G attached to thetype-driver D. The under surface of this cap is a little higher than theface'of the line of types as they are pushed out against the fingerunder the cap; but the ledge 1 Fig. 4, of the corner-piece I on whichthe base of the type slides as it is pushed forward toward the carrier,is slightly inclined upward as seen in Fig: 3, so that when the typereaches the carrier itsfaceis almost in contact'with the lower side ofthe cap, and

any tendency to spring up is counteracted,

--and=consequently the@type is left fairly on its seat in the carrier,and is there held by the clutch before the cap is withdrawn, therebysecuring perfect uniformity in the relative position of the nicks in thetype without any abrasion or bruising upon their faces. The

cap being a little higher than the type, in its return motion with-thefi-nger, passes over the "end ot the line'of-type without touching it.

F, Figs. 3 and 4, representsan adjustable .spring'actingagainstthegtype-driver D in the direction 'of-the arrow D. i This spring F ismounted upon a; stem, F oneend of which is screwed througha-stationaryblock, 25,. and

can thus" be'advanced or: withdrawn, so. as to compress orrelax thespring more or less, as

desired. Ffis a thumb-nut pinned fast-to the stem F, by which it may bescrewed in or out through the stationary'block, which has a female-screwcut =in 'it. Fisa jam'nut for securing it imposition when adjusted. IThe spring is compressed between the thumb-nut F and asliding collar,F,- which bears against a part,'26,-of the. frame. Whenthetype-driver'D. is withdrawn it comes-into contact with thecol-lar F and-presses thespring F, which, .by' yielding, permits 'thejtype-driver D to bewithdrawnto its full throw, and which reacts upon the ty pe-driver-inproportion: to the tension with which it has been setweradjusted.

This capacityjtor regulating the, springpress- ,urewhich;operatesiuponthe type-driver D-is important, in view of the :factthat-different "typev'ary in their freedom from'adhesion to each other,as they havesbeen used for differentpurposes, some. having wax uponthem, some inkysome plaster, some oil,-and some beingrquite .freefromeither; andthat it is debruise or.injure=them..

r E, Fig. .4, represents an adjustable. nosepie ce attached to thetype-driver D by means of its slot 8 and a nut, E. This nose-piece issubjected to agreat deal of wear. in: driving the, type into thecarriers; and it is necessary that its position should be veryaccurately fixed, sot-hat it will drive the type no.farther thanrequired; andmas the machine may use typeof difl'erent widthsit isnecessary also to have this nose-piece. adjustable, so as toreachfarthenwhen thetype are narrower. than it does with wider type.Therefore, this nosepiece is made independent of the type-driver D, andadjustable upon it, so that it can be hardened, easily replaced if wornor broken, and adjusted to its exact position. This nosepiece E may bemade alike at its opposite ends, so that when one end may be worn away,

the other may be used.

I, Fig. 4, represents an adjustable cornerpiece, at which the separatetype X arecut off from the line of type A Both the nosepiece E and thecorner-piece I are made of metal, preferably of steel, and both may behardened. E represents a bevel or rounding of the nose-piece E, and 1represents a bevel or rounding of the cornerpiece I, which beveliuginsures a more perfect cutting off of the type X, and prevents theabrasion either of the type'X on the corner-piece I or ot'the next typein the line by the nose-piece E. I represents an angle or recess in thatpart of the corner-piece I nearest the type-carrier H, in which recessthe type is caught when it is-fed into the carrier H, as seen at X thuspreventing the type from being withdrawn by the return motion of thetype-driver D.

G Fig. 4, represents a roller in the cut-off lever G against which theline-opening finger G bears. This roller insures a smooth and easyforward motion of the finger G as each separate type X is cut ott.

F Fig. 4, represents an adjustable frictionspring, acting on the side ofthe pulley F over which the line-follower cord F attached to theline-follower 0", runs. This adjustable friction governs the powerapplied to the line follower, to suit the condition of the type, andenables it to run waxy, inky, or in any way dirty type.

Fig.5 represents two views of a type-carrier, H, in which is swung asoldid metal clutch, J, on a pivot, J This clutch is shown in two viewsseparately in Fig 7, and in place in Figs. 5 and 6. It vibrates in thecarrier H with a spring, J pressing on it. This clutch J will hold anythickness of type that may be placed underneath it in the recess in thefront of the carrier H.- It can be pressed open in the carrier H throughan opening, J in the carrier, which may then receive a type. 1

Fig. 8 represents a side and front view of a sliding ejector, K, thatlies in the cored-out channels of the carrier H, as may be seen in Fig.13, Sheet 5. This ejector K has three arms, as in Fig. 14., which, whendrawn forward in the carrier H, close the open side of the recess or wayin the front plate which leads into the conductor L, and prevent thetype from falling back into the carrier H. By

.making two or more arms as full as thedepth of the .cored out portionof the carrier will allow, the said recess is yet more effectuallyclosed. This extra width of the ejector K can be seen at K, Fig. 8,Sheet 3.

Figs. 9, 10, 11, and 12, Sheet 4, represent four views of the process ofdepositing a type into the hold of a type-carrier clutch. M representsthe plunger for moving the carrier H in the direction of the arrow N Jrepresents the-clutches in the carriers. J 2 represents the springsacting on the clutches J. X represents the single type to .be-depositedin the carrier H. D represents the type-driver, and G the finger. 0represents an adjustable stud projecting from? the face of the plungerM. The action of depositing the type in the carrier is as follows: Thetype X, Fig. 9, having been cut off from the line, is ready to bedeposited in-the carrier. When the carrier H H has been brought forwardinto the position shown in Fig. 9, the plunger M-moves the typecarriersHin the direction of the arrow N. and brings them to the position shownin Fig. 10. In this movement the stud 0 passes through the opening J ofthe carrier H H, and opens its clutch J to the position shown in Fig.10.

Fig. 11 represents the type X as having been moved forward by thetype-driver D and deposited in the .carrier H H. Fig. 12 shows theplunger M retreating in the direction of the arrow N the stud O has beenwithdrawn, and the clutch J has caught the type X by the springJ-pressing on it. After this has been accomplished thetype-driver Dretreats in the direction of the arrow N and the operation is repeated.

Fig. l3 represents a side view of the pawl P on the slidingcarrier-driver P which en- ;gages with the bottom of thecarrier H, asthe pawl ismoved by the lever and cam motion P Pgin throwing thecarriersat either end" of the.distributer from therear line to the front line ofthe carriers,.or,1v-,ice versa. a grooved can], which revolvesin thedirection of the arrow. The lever P? is vibrated by means of a rollerwhich travels in the groove,

and the driver,P is-reciprocated by the upper end of the lever Pcarrying with it the pawl P, which rises behind the carrier H, when-itis withdrawn into the position shown in: thedrawing, and which moves thecarriers H"forward into the frontline, or vice versa, and thenreturns tothe position shown in the drawing, the pawl P being depressed under thecarrier, and rising again by the force of the spring which supports it.By this arrangement the pawl may be made to bear upon a larger part ofthe surface of the carrier, and

thus reduce any tendency to bruise it.

Fig. 14 represents a part, Q, of the feelercam It on the .main shaft Dwhich may be adjusted by reversing or by sliding it, and se cured tothe-cam It by screws S. This adjustable part Q of the cam It regulatesthe depth to which the feelers T T feel by means of the connectingslides U and U and roller U In order' to feel deeper into the type X, orin order to feel a narrower width'ot' type at X, the

adjustablepart Q may he slid farther into the cam, or it may bereversed, thus controlling the motion of the roller U to a desiredposition, 'as' is shown at U It is apparent that while a variablefeeling depth can thus be secured, the outward motion of the slide U inthe direction of the arrow U will be alike at every revolution of thecam R.

In this retreating movement P is Fig. 15 represents a typeca'se, V, withchannels V W represents spring friction-slugs in the channels V, holdingthe types X in position in the channels, while Z represents free.sliding slugs between the friction-slugs W and the line of types X. Thisarrangement ofslugs obviates the necessity of changing the slugs in thetype-channels, either for the composingmachine or thedistributing-machine, for it is obvious that when the type-case ishorizontal or partially inclined, as in the distributer, the type cannotfall down by reason of the spring-slugs holding them, and when thetypecase is vertical, as in the type-composer, the free slug slides"down with the line of types as they are fed out the bottom.

What I claim as my invention is p 1. In combination with a galley,afollower for pushing in the column of type to be distributed, mountedupon a rod, on which it slides in the direction of the motion of thetype-column, and around which it can be vifor operating the slide whichfeeds in the type from the line of the carrier with the bell-crank andthe diverging jaws on the slide, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

- 3. The cap G, in combination with the feeding-in slide, and movingtherewith, for the purpose of preventing the type 'from rising, in thecarrier, constructed and arranged substantially as described.

4. The combination of an adjustable spring with the feeding-in slide forthe purpose of giving its first impulse, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

5. An adjustable friction-pulley, over which the cord operating theline-follower passes, in combination with the line-follower, for thepurpose of regulating the force with which the weight drives theline-follower, substantially as described. p

6. An adjustable 'nosc-piece, E, in combination with the feeding-inslide D, substantially as and for the purpose described.

7. A corner-piece, opposite the carrier which is receiving a type,having a recess cut therein for the purpose of holding the type frombeing withdrawn, in combination with the type-driver and carrier,substantially as described.

8. The nose-piece E and the corner-piece 1, constructed with roundedcorners, substantially as described.

9. The roller on the cut-ofl lever G, in combination with theline'opening finger, for the purpose described.

10. In combination with the type carrier, the ejector with threeprongs,- of which two are of full width, constructed and operated asdescribed. v

11. The combination of the vibrating springclutch of the carriers withthe opening projecting stud O on the follower M, which moves the line ofcarriers, so arranged as to open the clutch for the reception of thetype, and to hold it open until the type has been admitted,substantially as described.

12. In combination with the feeler-slides, the adjustable and reversiblesection of the cam R, for the purpose of varying the move- 7 ment of thefollowing apparatus as different kinds of type are used, substantiallyas described.

13. In the case V for receiving the type from the distributer, thecombination of a spring slug with with a free slug, for the purpose andoperated in the manner described.

WILLIAM.A. LORENZ. Witnesses: 1

JOHN McORoNE, GEO. H. EVANS.

